%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The more Haste, the worst Speed: / OR, / The Unfortunate Maids Complaint in private as she did sit, / Being Fifteen Years of age, and never a Suitor yet. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1672-1672 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 04/19/2011 31361

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R229081 2 O no, no no, not yet UNKNOWN Oh No, No, No, Not Yet What shall I do, shall dye for love UNKNOWN What Shall I Do, Shall Die For Love WAs ever Country Maid perplext, / having both wealth and feature; For Fifteen years of age I am, / and never a Suitor yet. [with variation] Roxburghe Ballads Editor None None None None Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 4: 62 The more Haste, the worst Speed: / OR, / The Unfortunate Maids Complaint in private as she did sit, / Being Fifteen Years of age, and never a Suitor yet. The more Haste, the worst Speed: OR, The Unfortunate Maids Complaint in private as she did sit, Being Fifteen Years of age, and never a Suitor yet. The more Haste, the worst Speed: OR, The Unfortunate Maid's Complaint in private as she did sit, Being Fifteen Years of age, and never a Suitor yet. 1672-1672 P. Brooksby

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WAs ever Country Maid perplext, having both wealth and feature; Or any thing nature directs, to make a prudent Creature; As I, even I, which makes me oft so Solitary sit; For Fifteen years of age I am, and never a Suitor yet. The Fifty Pounds to portion I, upon my Marriage day; Full truly paid, I tell no lye, then mark what I shall say; My Mother she oft hath told, she would a Husband get; For Fifteen years, etc. There was a Maiden in our Town, was Married at Fourteen; Then would not that make me to moan, that am not all so green: Besides my comely person, I am of a pregnant wit; Yet Fifteen Years, etc. Besides the thoughts of waxing old, should stir Young-men to Wed; Besides less fear of taking cold, when two are in a Bed;
With many other things wherewith, I could a Husband fit; Yet Fifteen, etc. To Brew and Bake its usually performd by Country Maids, And therefore them I will pass by to speak of other Trades: Who through imployment may have need more of a Womans Wit; For Fifteen, etc. If I should be a Vintners Wife, I should become the Bar, As well as doth a Drum or Fife, within a field of War: To cry, Boy, shew these Gentlemen a Room where they may sit; Yet Fifteen years of age am I, and never a Suitor yet. And if a Cook should Marry me, I well can raise his Paste, Of any fashion that may be upon a Table placd: Or any other Dish I can both garnish and make fit; Yet fifteen years of age am I, and never a Suitor yet.
NAy, if a Shoemaker me wed, his Shop-Thread I can spin; Although it by my self is said, theres few our Town within For all the points of Huswifry, that can each Trade so fit, And Fifteen years of age am I, and never a Suitor yet. The Taylors Needle I can thred, if haste should so require, Of several colours, Green or Red, pleasing to his desire: Make answer to a man, while he doth at the Ale-house sit; Yet fifteen, etc. If that a Glover marrys me, part of his Trade I know, Whither it plain or prick-seam be, that makes the braver show, And truly for to work the same, I know Leathers fit, Yet fifteen, etc. And if I should a Weaver have, either of Silk or Linnen; This can I do, and Money save, which is a good beginning: Either wind Silk, or fill his quills, tis either I can fit, Yet fifteen, etc. If I should be a Saylors wife, I can with Plummet sound, To know how many fathom length the Ship bears from the ground:
I do know his Compass well, with many things so fit; Yet fifteen, etc. But yet for all my forward care; great grief it is to tell, Not any man falls to my share that far or near doth dwell: Theres not a Maid my Mother keeps, but straight a Husband gets; Yet fifteen, etc. I am perswaded now that I shall hardly live this year, But even a silly Maiden dye, which causeth many a tear To gush forth of these Chrystal eyes, and much disturb my wit; That Fifteen, etc. I hope theres none will take distaste, because I speak my mind, For all that in the same is placd, whoever trys shall find Both Portion and these properties of which I here have writ: Yet fifteen, etc. If any Tradesman I have namd, within himself can find, By that description I have framd, that I can please his mind: Go marry all about my years, so may ye on me hit; For fifteen years of age am I, and never a Suitor yet.
FINIS. Printed for P. Brooksby, at the Golden-ball, near the Hospital-gate, in West-smithfield.